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A KC-135 on the ramp in Sioux City, Iowa is the backdrop to a digital thermometer illustrating the temperature in Sioux City on July 25, 2012. Day time high temperatures have been in the high 90’s and consistently breaking 100 degree mark for most of June and July in Iowa. Showing a temperature of 110 degrees, the digital thermometer was placed on the concrete to illustrate how warm it is on the ramp. USAF Photo by: MSgt Vincent De Groot (released)


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A KC-135 on the ramp in Sioux City, Iowa is the backdrop to a digital thermometer illustrating the temperature in Sioux City on July 25, 2012. Day time high temperatures have been in the high 90’s and consistently breaking 100 degree mark for most of June and July in Iowa. Showing a temperature of 110 degrees, the digital thermometer was placed on the concrete to illustrate how warm it is on the ramp. USAF Photo by: MSgt Vincent De Groot (released)

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One week before Christmas and maintainers are stirring; as one KC-135 is being moved to the fuel cell hanger, maintainers from the Iowa National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing inspect an engine on another KC-135 while on the flight line in Sioux City, Iowa on December 18, 2013. Maintenance on both aircraft is being performed as part of regular maintenance schedule. U.S. Air National Guard Photo by: Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot/ Released
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An RF-84 on the ramp in Sioux City, Iowa dubbed “Sioux City Sue” belongs to the 174th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron of the Iowa Air National Guard. The moniker “Sioux City Sue” was adopted from the 1945 song by country artist Dick Thomas. Iowa Air Guard Photo
A pilot from the 174th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron at the controls of an Iowa National Guard RF-84 in Sioux City, Iowa in 1960.
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Airman from the 174th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron performing general operational maintenance on a RF-84 while on the flight line in Sioux City, Iowa during the summer of 1959. The door on the front of the aircraft allowed airman to access a large compartment where photo equipment was installed and used as part of the reconnaissance mission. Iowa Air Guard Photo
This newly refurbished RF-84 Thunderflash dubbed “Sioux City Sue” is on the ramp in Sioux City, Iowa. It was painted to depict the paint scheme from the late 1950’s when the 174th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Iowa Air National Guard flew the photo reconnaissance mission with the RF-84. The moniker “Sioux City Sue” was adopted from the 1945 song of the same name. The aircraft is now ready to be put back on static display in Sioux City, Iowa. U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot